As far back as I can remember I have kept a journal or a diary of some sort. In the years before blogging, I would faithfully recap the mundane events of my uneventful life, my hopes, my fears, and maybe a little wishful thinking. Because my personal journals were never intended for public consumption, I felt free to write whatever I felt without ...
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Thank you all for your wonderful response to the post about Christina Diaz Gonzalez's book, The Red Umbrella. I received lots of emails and Facebook and Twitter comments. I was struck by a couple of things, which I had already suspected:Most Cubans knew about the Pedro Pans, but unless they had read Yvonne Conde's excellent book, ...
The Red Umbrella – a giveaway.
There is an episode in Cuban history that not many people outside of our community are aware of . When Castro and his cronies took power, not only was personal property at risk of being confiscated by the new communist government, but parents were going to lose their rights over their own children. Desperate and terrified Cuban parents made ...
Don’t pay the ransom…we escaped!
My husband, Eric owns his own business and his office is here at home. I have been homeschooling the kids for the last eight years, so we too, obviously, work from home. In fact, his office is really a corner of our converted school/studio/office space. So we all work a few feet from each other. With all this enforced togetherness you'd think ...
Just Keep Swimming.
I wonder sometimes how I survived my childhood. Seriously. When I was very young, my family spent the summers at Varadero Beach. The entire summer. (I know. So cool, right?) You see, it was way too hot in the city (Havana) to just sit around. So we went to the beach house, Villa Obdulia, along with all the cousins. In retrospect, I don't ...
Why Kikita thinks Spain Will Win the World Cup
Kikita here.At some point I'm sure Mami has mentioned that we don't have TV. If you didn't know that, well, now you know. We live in a valley, so we can't even get basic channels without basic cable. We watch movies and are big Netflix fans, but that is not important right now. Not having cable has made watching the World ...
Desi’s in Miami this weekend (and I am not). *sigh*
I was privileged to have had the opportunity to be in Miami in May for Cuba Nostalgia. While there, I got to see and hang out with most of my favorite intransigent bloggers (=D) and to experience the food and music that define me as a Cuban. I love living in So Cal, but every now and then, Miami sings her siren song to me. (It usually comes with a ...
Stressed spelled backwards….
I think that as a Cuban woman I have been GROOMED for worrying. As far back as I can remember my mom's cautionary voice speaks into my ear. "cuidado con ______ (fill in the blank.)" So is it any wonder that I'm constantly on the alert for trouble? And God (in his great and infinite wisdom) has gifted me with FOUR ...
Tails from the Goose in D.C. – part 5 – Exercising our 1st Amendment Rights
Marta here: All this past week, I've been letting Lucy do the talking. Eric and I were pleased that she was able to attend the Young America's Foundation High School Conference in Maryland. Let me be perfectly clear: Yes, we are unapologetic Conservatives. I won't belabor the point by explaining (yet again!) that my family had to ...
Cuban Miami – A Winner
First of all, I want to thank all of you who took the time to tell me your answers and some of you who wrote your stories. As I read through each comment, I realized that this was a perfect snapshot of our Cuban community. With the naming of each city and date, I read pain and sadness and nostalgia. Thank you so much for sharing this part of your ...
